Indiana football program hires new defensive coordinator

11:47 AM,
Jan. 20, 2014

Wake Forest co-defensive coordinator Brian Knorr (left) and head coach Jim Grobe (right) watch the coin toss before their 2012 game against the North Carolina State. Indiana announced Monday that Knorr will serve as the Hoosiers' next defensive coordinator.

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Zach Osterman
| The Indianpolis Star

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana has filled its vacant defensive coordinator spot with Brian Knorr, who spent the last three years coordinating or co-coordinating Wake Forest's defense, the school announced.

Only nine days ago, Air Force announced that it had hired Knorr, a former quarterback and assistant coach at the service academy. The release announcing that move termed Knorr's role with the Falcons as "to be determined."

"We want to welcome Brian and his family to the Hoosier Nation," Hoosiers coach Kevin Wilson said in a news release. "Brian is a strong addition to our coaching staff. He ...